Chapter 1012

Power and status!

Power and Glory!

The elders of the empire mean almost everything, and the benefits they can get even exceed those of the previous consuls. Indeed, as His Majesty said, this is the highest honor and treatment an emperor can give.

The imperial councilors stared at the row of seal rings of the elders, their eyes were red, and they wished they could grab one immediately and put it on their hands.

The holy soul wizards were also moved.

What Ren said, some holy soul wizards are interested in annual salary, some are interested in legendary magic rings, and some are interested in power, but there is only one thing that all holy soul wizards care about in common, and that is to destroy Starship!

Signet of the Elders is nice, but nothing compared to a Star Destroyer.

The Star Destroyer has replaced the Floating City as the greatest magical creation in the world!

However, all Star Destroyers belong to Wren.

This is the emperor's great invention, which overthrew the Supreme Council, and it is the foundation of his empire. Even if the holy soul wizards desire it and covet it, they dare not show the slightest clue in front of Rennes. Can't even ask.

Everyone thought that the Emperor would monopolize the Star Destroyer for at least hundreds of years, or even forever.

Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to give the opportunity!

It takes a hundred years to serve as the patriarch of the empire for five consecutive terms, which is not a long time for a holy soul wizard. If you can get a star destroyer if you serve Rennes for a hundred years, no one in the world can refuse.

Although, Ren said that he still needs to perform outstandingly and make great contributions to the empire to have a chance.

This standard is very vague. What counts as outstanding performance and great achievement is all in the mind of Ren, and it is probably just a bait thrown by Ren.

But the holy soul wizards still couldn't refuse!

Especially the holy soul wizards who have a close relationship with Ren, they thought that they would work harder in the past hundred years. With Ren's nostalgic and upright character and the friendship between the two parties, the possibility of getting a Star Destroyer is still very high.

Even if you don't get the Star Destroyer, just relying on the annual salary of 500,000 gold shields and the legendary seal ring of the elder, it's not a loss.

The most important thing is that if you are not a patriarch, others are willing to be.

And rushing to enter the Senate!

Obviously, the Senate will become the most important institution of the empire, second only to the emperor in status and power, and countless people flock to it, representing the future of the empire. Even the Holy Soul wizard, if he fails to enter the Imperial Senate, will soon be marginalized, his prestige and reputation will be severely hit, and he may even be unable to keep up with the development of the empire's magic knowledge and be eliminated by the times.

Regardless of personal or other considerations, you must enter the Imperial Senate!

Kronomanser, who had the lowest qualifications, was the first to be unable to sit still, and said loudly, "I am willing to serve His Majesty and contribute my strength to the Empire."

"I am willing too." Medifer followed up.

He still owes Rennes 50 million gold shields. If he can be a five-time empire veteran, the salary of a hundred years will just pay off this debt.

The same goes for Dean Sabra.

The Silver Star Duke and the Storm Queen expressed their willingness to serve as the elders of the empire without hesitation.

Congerald said frankly: "I didn't expect that His Majesty would give the Star Destroyer as a reward. I am very interested in the Star Destroyer, and I really can't refuse."

"Yes." Master Oroin sighed.

He was one of the first to know the existence of the Star Destroyer, and he had seen the power of the Star Destroyer on the bridge, but he still built the floating city for the development of the combat school.

If he had known that Rennes might give up the Star Destroyer, he would never have built the Floating Void City. Now that it is half built, the loss of stopping is too great, and he can't help feeling a little regretful.

Fortunately, the floating city does not conflict with the star destroyer.

One can be used as a base for combat schools to train more combat wizards, and one can be used as the strongest magic item for individuals!

Anse Wodos thought the same way. As Rennes' teacher, he had no reason to oppose Rennes' establishment of the Imperial Senate.

Not to mention Oxilia, she has already ordered a Star Destroyer.

After the disbandment of the Supreme Council, besides Rennes, there were still eleven holy soul wizards, and now only Master Huo Huai and the black-robed Duke Touzlei remained silent.

Ren looked at the old wizard smoking a pipe and saw his hesitation, so he said: "Master Huo Huai, the Imperial Senate is not the Supreme Council, and its nature is different. Entering the Senate does not violate the original oath. You are the only one in the empire. Thousand-spell wizards of the holy rank, the Senate needs you to join, the empire also needs you, and there are countless thousands of magic wizards who hope to ask you for magic knowledge."

Vantusrui Huo Huai was one of the few holy soul wizards above level 30, but he intended to live in seclusion, and Ren didn't want to let him go.

Moreover, Huo Huai has a close relationship with the Seven Sisters of the Silver Star Duke, and is their adoptive father.

As long as he stabilized him, he would win over the Seven Sisters indirectly.

Hearing Ren talking about the Thousand Magic Wizard, Master Huo Huai's attitude relaxed, put down his pipe, and sighed: "Since Your Majesty has kindly invited you, I have no choice but to obey."

Ren nodded with a smile, and then looked at Tuzre, who had an indifferent expression and said nothing.

He hoped Touzray would refuse.

Master Ogulev's avatar must be kicked as far as possible. It is best to get out of the empire. Even if Tuzlei made great achievements, he would never give him a star destroyer.

However, Touzre immediately said: "It is my honor to be the elder of the empire."

Ren cursed secretly in his heart, but his face showed a look of relief, and he said happily: "Your Excellency Tuzley is willing to enter the Senate, this is the luck of the empire."

The corners of Tuzre's mouth moved, but he didn't speak.

But Ren felt a silent ridicule from Elaine Tor in the Underdark.

"Oh shit……"

Ren was helpless.

He pretended nothing had happened, and with a thought, part of the suspended seal rings of the elders flew out and landed on the hands of eleven holy soul wizards and archmages, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, masters, for becoming the number one Member of the Imperial Senate."

Everyone caught the elder's seal ring and felt the magical power on the ring.

After careful observation, they found that the seal rings of the elders were not exactly the same. On the inside of the ring, there was a number the size of a rice grain engraved on the bottom of the seal, which seemed to be the number of the ring.

Ren said: "Each of the seal rings of the elders has subtle differences, which do not affect their enchantment and function, but are only used to distinguish the identity of the wearer. Except for the seal ring No. 1, the other seal rings of the elders have no high status. The next point."

"The number one seal ring?"

Anse Woldas looked at the inside of his ring, the number was "1", which was slightly raised.

"Yes, teacher."

Ren Wen said softly: "The number one seal represents the chief elder of the empire. It is responsible for convening and presiding over the meetings of the Senate and maintaining the discipline and order of the Senate. .”

Everyone understands that the Chief Elder is the Great Speaker of the Senate!

The chief senator has a higher status than other senators and has greater power. He is the number two man in the empire, second only to the emperor.

Immediately, everyone cast envious glances at Anse Woldas.

But no one disputed it.

Master Anxi is Ren's teacher, and Ren could not become emperor without his support. No one is better suited to be the Chief Elder than Master Anxi. Even, the position of Chief Veteran should have been specially set up by the emperor for Master Anxi, if it were someone else, it would be impossible for him to gain such trust from the emperor.

However, Anse Wodos felt a heavy responsibility. If he had a choice, he would rather dismiss the chief elder.

But Ren's good intentions, he can't refuse.

"Ren, you have a heart."

Anse Wodos smiled and put the number one seal ring on his hand, indicating that he accepted the title of Chief Elder.

The other holy soul wizards also put on the seal rings of the elders one after another. Immediately, they were amazed by the enchantments and functions on the rings. Several of them are already considering replacing the anti-magic ray with the nine-ring spell that suits them best.

The imperial council was extremely envious, and then looked at the remaining seal rings of the elders.

Fourteen more!

This means the quota of fourteen imperial elders!

The members of the empire looked at each other. Besides the holy soul wizard, there were more than thirty people present, and everyone was their own competitor.

The first senators do not need to be elected, and all are appointed by His Majesty. This is the best chance for me to enter the Senate.

If you miss today, you will have to wait twenty years.

Moreover, it will be even more difficult to elect elders in the Imperial Parliament twenty years later.

If you can become the first elder, use these 20 years to perform well and accumulate prestige and achievements, you will have a huge advantage in the next election, and the difficulty of re-election will be at least half. Even if you only serve one term, you can get a total salary of 10 million gold shields!

Everyone is determined to win, and they looked at the emperor with fiery eyes, even flattering.

But Ren didn't look at them, and his eyes fell on an old man with silver hair and a solemn face. He was wearing a silver-white armor with a golden scale on his chest. He was tall and straight, and he was the great arbitrator of the Justice Church Luspel.

"Your Majesty Lusper," Ren called.

"His Majesty."

Lusper's face showed deep surprise. He thought that he was just going through the motions here today, and the establishment of the Imperial Senate had nothing to do with him, so he didn't say a word.

The empire is a country ruled by wizards, and the Church of Justice is only responsible for enforcing the law and eliminating evil, and never intervenes in the politics of the empire.

This is a tacit understanding among the Churches of the Three Gods of the Empire.

Could it be?

Luspel was still thinking about it, when he heard the emperor say: "Your Majesty, I hope that the Church of Justice will play a greater role in the empire. I also need some legal advice to promote the rule of law in the empire and maintain justice and order. Therefore, I invite Mian I'm going to be the patriarch, what do you think?"

Everyone looked sideways at these words, wondering why His Majesty broke the unspoken rule of the Church of Justice not to interfere in politics?

Lusper was ecstatic in his heart, but kept his face calm, and immediately replied: "Thank you for the gift of your majesty, I will not live up to this trust, the Justice Church will swear to carry out your majesty's will, defend the people of the empire, and uphold justice and justice. order!"

As he spoke, he walked in front of Ren and knelt down halfway:

"May the sword of Tyrael cut through the thorns and thorns for His Majesty, and destroy all evil!"

The Juggernaut of Justice prayed loudly, and his resonant and majestic voice echoed in the Rick Palace, shaking the hearts of everyone present.

Ren stood up, gently placed a seal ring of the elder on Lusper's palm, and said with deep meaning: "The sword is the servant of justice. And power is the sharpest sword in the world, which must be mastered In the right hands, I hope Your Majesty will wield this sword well to benefit the people of the empire."

"Follow His Majesty's orders!"

Lusper responded loudly again, stood up and put the seal ring of the elder on his hand.

Some wizards frowned, but they didn't think too deeply, because His Majesty called again: "Your Majesty Claudia."

"His Majesty."

An ordinary-looking middle-aged female priest stood up.

Claudia, the Patriarch of the Church of the Earth, is the highest-ranking life envoy in the empire, reaching level 34, mastering many magical arts, and her status in the eyes of the people of the empire is even higher than that of the Holy Soul Wizard. The spokesperson has blessed countless people.

She was wearing only a simple robe made of linen, and she was plump, and her face was full of surprise like Luspel at the moment.

"Endless life, nourishing all things!" Claudia walked quickly to Ren, and said gently: "May the Mother God bless Your Majesty."

Ren felt the majestic vitality and asked, "Will Your Majesty be the elder of the empire?"

"Naturally."

Claudia agreed without hesitation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The Church of the Earth will live up to your Majesty's entrustment. Every follower of the Mother Goddess will do her best to serve the Empire." She took the seal of the elder from Rennes, put it on her finger, and returned to her seat.

Ren called again: "Vice President Belisariu."

"His Majesty!"

Belisarius, the chief vice president of the Steam and Machinery Union, stood up excitedly. The surprise on his face was greater than that of the two popes, but with the foreshadowing ahead, he was already mentally prepared.

Ren looked at Belisariu with a smile on his face.

The Mechanics Union has given them a lot of help since they were in Glamorgan, and the cooperation between the two parties has been very pleasant over the years. This veteran quota is a reward for them.

A seal ring of the elder fell on Belisarius' hand.

He put on the magic ring, took a deep breath, and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ren then called out: "Marquis Batura."

"Your Majesty!" Batura immediately got up and knelt down in front of Ren. He knew that he had a great chance, but when he really heard his name, he still couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, which was mixed with indescribable complexity and joy. .

He is an Iron Knight, who was once an Iron Guard.

The most common extraordinary profession in the world does not know any spells at all, and is at the bottom of the chain of contempt for extraordinary professions. Even if it is as high as the twenty-seventh level, its strength is far stronger than that of ordinary holy rank powerhouses, but its status is still far inferior to that of a holy soul wizard.

I don't know how many times I have regretted it over the centuries, why did I choose Tiewei in the first place.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The moment Batura put on the seal ring of the elders, he was overwhelmed with emotion. Finally, today he entered the Senate of the Empire, and he could sit on an equal footing with the holy soul wizards!

This is the reward for standing in line correctly, and it is also a gift from His Majesty.

Among the crowd, the head of the Griffon Legion, Lai Griffin, saw this scene, his eyes were full of envy and regret. His strength is comparable to that of Batura, and his level is two levels higher. Both of them used to be the captains of the Imperial Legion, and their status was equal, but once they stood in different teams, they completely opened up the distance.

Batura is the elder of the empire, and he is just a division commander of the Imperial Defense Force.

What stung Legriffin's heart the most was that Batura was still the Minister of Defense, and he was the boss directly under his own boss, with a difference of several levels!

"well……"

Lai Griffin was speechless, only hating himself for being loyal to the Nether faction.

"Dean Margarita."

Hearing the emperor calling her, the female sorceress almost didn't jump up. Years of self-cultivation allowed her to maintain her demeanor. She walked slowly to Ren, and leaned down gently. ravine.

Warlocks are also spellcasters, but in the eyes of wizards and mages, their status is not much higher than iron guards and berserkers.

Since the day Warlock was born, he has been excluded from the Supreme Council.

This is the heartache of countless imperial warlocks.

In the shocking change half a month ago, Margarita supported Rennes without hesitation, so many members of the empire turned against Rennes, and she was also credited. To be precise, it was Margarita who made the sorceresses of Eratusa blow their pillows and use all means to accelerate the speed of the Imperial Council's defection.

The sorceresses have made a lot of contributions, and Ren will naturally not forget them.

She deserves the seal of the elders.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Margarita put on the seal ring of the elders, her excitement was beyond words, and there were some tears in her eyes, which were tears of joy.

The status of Imperial Warlocks will change from today!

"Master Blackstaff." Ren called out a surprising name again, and even Blackstaff himself was stunned.

The sixteen elders before him were all well-known powerhouses in the empire.

Needless to say, the Holy Soul Wizard and the Archmage, the strength of the two popes is even more comparable. Belisarius is the only great mechanic in the world, Batura is known as the "Iron Wall of the Empire", and Dean Margarita He is the spiritual leader of the Warlocks of the Empire, one of only three Warlocks of Destruction.

And Blackstaff is just a legendary wizard.

Even if he has reached the peak of legend for many years and is only one step away from promotion, he is still a legend after all, and no one can guarantee that he will be promoted to holy soul.

Although His Majesty said that there is no limit to the strength of the elders, everyone was still surprised when a legendary wizard was actually appointed as the elder.

Blackstaff stood up slowly, with a calm expression.

"His Majesty."

Ren looked at this legendary wizard who had brought him great pressure, and smiled in his heart. Blackstaff has already fused the seals of two nine-ring spells, and he is only one seal away from breaking through. He came from behind and is one step closer than his wife Laila.

If you can use the "Anxi Wodas Promotion Technique", you will definitely be promoted within half a year.

Blackstaff is the actual controller of the trade city gang, and the nobles in the south of the empire followed his lead, and supported him clearly in the process of ascension to the throne.

The nobles in the southern part of the empire also need an elder to control them and make them obedient.

Blackstaff is the best candidate!

As for his wife Laila, Ren doesn't want too many members of the Seven Sisters in the Senate, and Kuilu will also become a veteran. With the Duke of Silver Star, Queen of Storms, and their adoptive father, Master Huo Huai, it is easy to form A small group that is hard to ignore.

Ren looked at Hestaff, but didn't give him the seal ring of the elder right away.

A spiritual message sounded in Hestaff's mind.

He was shaken all over, and suddenly raised his head to look at the emperor, with great surprise in his eyes, and then fell into hesitation, and finally seemed to have made a major decision.

"Your Majesty, the trading city-state of Turde will give up its autonomy within three years, and the other eight cities of Shenzhen-Hong Kong City will be merged into the empire after a long time. The private armies of the city owners of the trading city-state will also be disbanded, and the imperial defense force will be stationed. Accept Your Majesty rule."

Blackstaff's words shocked everyone present.

His wife, Laila, was also caught off guard, and she couldn't help but exclaimed, "City Lord, absolutely not!"

But Blackstaff just glanced back at her, and shook his head slightly. The husband and wife were of the same mind, and Laila immediately realized that her husband must have a good reason for doing so.

"I'm very pleased that the city lord is so knowledgeable." Ren smiled and handed the elder's seal ring to Hestaff.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After thanking him, Blackstaff put on his ring and returned to his seat.

Ren turned to look at Emily, and said softly, "Queen Emily, please come up."

Emily's eyes lit up first, then she became nervous again. These days, she has been angry with Ren. Even though Ren gave her son a floating city, she didn't meet with her. Just now, she announced that Viola was named queen, and now she named her name.

She suddenly wondered whether Ren asked herself to let the Kingdom of Congatero be incorporated into the empire like the Lord of Hasstaff, in exchange for the status of a veteran of the empire.

If this is the case, she will never agree.

Congatero's throne is higher than the elders of the empire in terms of status and value!

With hesitation, Emily walked up to Ren, and when she saw Viola sitting next to Ren, she snorted coldly, but did not speak.

Ren directly put a seal ring of the elder on her finger, and said softly: "The queen has worked hard and made great achievements, so she should be the elder of the empire."

This elder's seal ring was given to Rex for her sake.

If she doesn't perform well and loses in the next elder election twenty years later, then she will give up her spot and kick back to Congatero!

Emily's face was stunned.

Immediately, she realized what Ren was thinking, and quickly bowed her head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Go."

Ren nodded, waited until Emilys retreated, and then called out seven names in one breath: "Raistlin, Ms. Kuilu, Captain Livlin, Lord Athena, Frangaska, Sarah Lord Luman, Dean Xavier, everyone, please come up."

Others present looked sideways, and the members of the empire looked disappointed.

The remaining number of elders has just been used up.

Then, everyone discovered that these seven elders had one thing in common. They were all His Majesty's absolute confidantes. Raistlin was His Majesty's student. representatives of the court.

Although they were unfamiliar with these seven elders, no one dared to question them.

They are all holy rank powerhouses!

The name of Ms. Kuilu has been heard even in the empire. She is a double voter of the goddess of magic and the dark girl, and a powerful drow mage!

The others may not be as famous as Ms. Kuilu, but none of them are weak.

Most importantly, this is the emperor's decision!

Ren distributed the seven seal rings of the elders to them. So far, the twenty-five elders of the first session of the Senate have been determined.

After re-seat, Ren looked at Anse Wo Daosi, "Teacher, you can announce."

"good."

Anxi Wodas stood up, and said with excitement under the puzzled eyes of the people: "The goddess protects, and the truth lasts forever!"

"A few months ago, with the help of Ren, I completed an invention. This is a rune magic circle, which can assist wizards to break through to the holy rank by fusing their seals. It can also be used by other extraordinary professions to increase the speed of fusing demon souls." and success rate..."

Wow...

Before Anxi Wodas finished speaking, the whole palace was boiling.